Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Data showed that Meyerpark Elementary School District welcomed 274 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 81.8% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.
Meyerpark Elementary School District roughly covers schools within Harris County and has a main office in Houston.
Meyerpark Elementary School was the only school in the district which enrolled African American students, welcoming 224 students in the 2022-23 school year.
The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.
Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of African American Students | African American students % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 274 | 224 | 81.8% |
| 2021-22 | 272 | 217 | 79.8% |
| 2020-21 | 260 | 200 | 76.9% |
| 2019-20 | 265 | 208 | 78.5% |
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